- Thomas Joseph Tobin
infobox bishopstyles
name=Thomas Tobin
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Grace
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=not applicable |Thomas Joseph Tobin (born
April 1 ,1948 ) is an Americanprelate of theRoman Catholic Church . He serves as the eighth and current Bishop of Providence.Biography
Thomas Tobin was born in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania , and studied atSt. Mark Seminary High School andGannon University , both in Erie, before entering St. Francis University in Loretto and thePontifical North American College andPontifical Gregorian University , both inRome . He also pursued his graduate studies at thePontifical Liturgical Institute of San Anselmo in Rome.Tobin was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Vincent Leonard on
July 21 ,1973 , and then served as an assistant pastor at St. Vitus Parish in New Castle until1979 . From 1979 to1984 , he was an assistant pastor at [http://home.catholicweb.com/saintsebastianparish/ St. Sebastian Parish] in Ross Township, later becoming administrativesecretary to Bishop Anthony Bevilacqua, Associate General Secretary of the Diocese of Pittsburgh (1987 ), and Vicar General and General Secretary (1990 ).On
November 3 ,1992 , Tobin was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh and Titular Bishop of "Novica" byPope John Paul II . He received his episcopal consecration on the followingDecember 27 from Bishop Bishop Donald Wuerl, with BishopsAnthony Bosco andNicholas Dattilo serving as co-consecrators. Tobin was later named Bishop of Youngstown,Ohio , onDecember 5 ,1995 (installed onFebruary 6 ,1992 ). In1997 , he was given an honorary doctorate from his "alma mater " of St. Francis University.Pope John Paul appointed Tobin Bishop of Providence,
Rhode Island , onMarch 31 ,2005 ; he was installed on the followingMay 31 . The Bishop currently sits on the Board of Trustees ofProvidence College and ofSalve Regina University . He also maintains a column for his diocesannewspaper entitled [http://thericatholic.com/withoutadoubt "Without A Doubt"] .External links
* [http://www.dioceseofprovidence.org/?id=92 Diocese of Providence]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btobin.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
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